http://www.collegian.psu.edu/ en Copyright 2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:54:09 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Party-goers and nuisance ordinance opposers, we hope that you were part of the 11.69 percent of registered voters to cast your ballot in Tuesday's election, because that measly percentage represents the only people who sought a say in the future of State College. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/low_numbers_at_the_polls_a_sha.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/low_numbers_at_the_polls_a_sha.aspx Opinions editorial Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:54:09 -0500 As I was walking through Walmart this weekend, I noticed an interesting addition to the displays: Christmas decorations are already being prominently featured in the store. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/shopping_season_requires_cauti.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/shopping_season_requires_cauti.aspx Opinions Bickel Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:54:08 -0500 I think that the use of the facilities fee to create new intramural fields is an ineffective use of this money. Although it is true that the facilities fee was established to fund improvements to non-academic space, this money should not be spent carelessly. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/proposed_use_of_facilities_fee.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/proposed_use_of_facilities_fee.aspx Opinions letters Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:54:07 -0500 With so many people offended by the T-shirts designed by Penn State students, maybe it is time to just use plain white T-shirts for the White Out games. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/community_sounds_off_about_lat.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/community_sounds_off_about_lat.aspx Opinions letters Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:54:06 -0500 In the past couple of weeks, two T-shirts have been removed from the shelves because they struck a nerve with the wrong crowd. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/community_sounds_off_about_lat_1.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/community_sounds_off_about_lat_1.aspx Opinions letters Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:54:05 -0500 I can't believe people's feelings are getting so bent out of shape because of a measly T-shirt. Seriously. This is just a microcosm of what has become so problematic with our world. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/community_sounds_off_about_lat_2.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/06/community_sounds_off_about_lat_2.aspx Opinions letters Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:54:04 -0500 A recent study published by The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs shakes its finger at what it called "heavy drinking colleges" -- schools with more than 50 percent of students reporting participation in binge drinking -- for possibly not doing enough to prevent underage drinking. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/05/governing_culture_a_student_is.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/05/governing_culture_a_student_is.aspx Opinions editorial Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:54:09 -0500 Last weekend, I attended my 12-year-old cousin's championship football game, and it was kind of a frightening experience. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/05/overreaction_plagues_sport_cul.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/05/overreaction_plagues_sport_cul.aspx Opinions Goga Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:54:08 -0500 It's the kind of Election Day victory I'm sure Hillary Clinton wishes she could have engineered last year. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/05/local_election_underscores_nat.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/05/local_election_underscores_nat.aspx Opinions weisler Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:54:07 -0500 The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing proposed last week the removal of a law that doubles the sentences for drug dealers when incidents occur within 1,000 feet of a school zone. This would remove legislation that is ill-fit in State College. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/04/removing_law_fitting_for_borou.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/04/removing_law_fitting_for_borou.aspx Opinions editorial Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:54:09 -0500 There is one thing we must take from the Oct. 24 incident at Richmond High School outside San Francisco, an event that has shaken the national psyche toward sexual violence. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/04/group_vigilance_can_lower_assa.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/04/group_vigilance_can_lower_assa.aspx Opinions McDermott Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:54:08 -0500 Regarding the Nov. 3 article "T-shirt's design ridicules Pryor," as a Penn State graduate and a huge Penn State football fan, I'm ashamed of this idiocy. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/04/tshirt_ridiculing_qb_opposes_s.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/04/tshirt_ridiculing_qb_opposes_s.aspx Opinions letters Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:54:07 -0500 Contrary to comments in the Nov. 3 article "Plan irks public," nuisance ordinances are not unprecedented. Laws covering nuisance gatherings, nuisance parties or disorderly houses are on the books in dozens of communities. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/04/helpful_nuisance_ordinances_co.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/04/helpful_nuisance_ordinances_co.aspx Opinions letters Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:54:06 -0500 I completely agree with the Nov. 3 column "Venue's flux of identity persists" about the 797 Lounge and its abandoning the original music scene. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/04/original_music_needs_a_home_in.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/04/original_music_needs_a_home_in.aspx Opinions letters Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:54:05 -0500 Around this time last year almost everyone had election fever. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/03/students_must_have_voice_at_po.aspx http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/03/students_must_have_voice_at_po.aspx Opinions editorial Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:54:09 -0500